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  2. 1964 California Proposition 14 - Wikipedia

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    California Proposition 14 was a November 1964 initiative ballot measure that amended the California state constitution to nullify the 1963 Rumford Fair Housing Act, thereby allowing property sellers, landlords and their agents to openly discriminate on ethnic grounds when selling or letting accommodations, as they had been permitted to before 1963.

  3. Marin County, California - Wikipedia

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    The California State Legislature had been discussing legislation for forest-fire suppression as early as 1881, but the formal department did not come into being until approximately 1901. The Marin County Fire Department came into existence in its current incarnation on July 1, 1941, with passage of an ordinance and two resolutions by the Board ...

  4. California - Wikipedia

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    California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.

  5. Loudness war - Wikipedia

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    The practice of focusing on loudness in audio mastering can be traced back to the introduction of the compact disc, [3] but also existed to some extent when the vinyl phonograph record was the primary released recording medium and when 7-inch singles were played on jukebox machines in clubs and bars.

  6. Visa policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    For those entering in a nonimmigrant visa status, the admission details are recorded by the CBP officer on a Form I-94 (or Form I-94W for nationals of the Visa Waiver Program countries for short visits), which serves as the official document authorizing the stay in the United States in a particular status and for a particular period of time. [8]

  7. Major depressive disorder - Wikipedia

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    This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Many outdated sources and information (older than five years). Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024) Medical condition Major depressive disorder Other names Clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, recurrent depression Sorrowing Old Man (At ...

  8. Cat - Wikipedia

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    Pet humanization is a form of anthropomorphism in which cats are kept for companionship and treated more like human family members than traditional pets. [222] This trend of pet culture involves providing cats with a higher level of care, attention and often even luxury, similar to the way humans are treated.

  9. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The California Gold Rush news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The first settlers in the west were the Spanish in New Mexico ("Californios"), followed by over 100,000 California Gold Rush miners ('49ers). California grew rapidly, and by 1880, San Francisco had become the economic ...